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This is a list of yearly Sun Belt Conference football champions. Co-champions are listed in alphabetical order. From 2001 to 2017, there had not been a tie breaker for conference champions. Since 2018, an outright conference champion is determined by the Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game.

Schools are listed by their current athletic branding, not necessarily what they used in a given season.

Champions by year

Pre-championship game era (2001–2017)

Year Champions Conference record Overall record Bowl result
2001 Middle Tennessee 5–1 8–3 —
North Texas 5–1 5–7 L New Orleans Bowl 20–45 vs. Colorado State
2002 North Texas 6–0 8–5 W New Orleans Bowl 25–19 vs. Cincinnati
2003 North Texas 7–0 9–4 L New Orleans Bowl 17–27 vs. Memphis
2004 North Texas 7–0 7–5 L New Orleans Bowl 10–31 vs. Southern Miss
2005 Arkansas State 5–2 6–6 L New Orleans Bowl 19–31 vs. Southern Miss
Louisiana 5–2 6–5 —
Louisiana-Monroe 5–2 5–6 —
2006 Middle Tennessee 6–1 7–6 —
Troy 6–1 8–5 W New Orleans Bowl 41–17 vs. Rice
2007 Florida Atlantic 6–1 8–5 W New Orleans Bowl 44–27 vs. Memphis
Troy 6–1 8–4 —
2008 Troy 6–1 8–5 L New Orleans Bowl 27–30 vs. Southern Miss
2009 Troy 8–0 9–4 L GMAC Bowl 41–44 vs. Central Michigan
2010 FIU 6–2 7–6 W Little Caesars Pizza Bowl 34–32 vs. Toledo
Troy 6–2 8–5 W New Orleans Bowl 48–21 vs. Ohio
2011 Arkansas State 8–0 10–3 L GoDaddy.com Bowl 20–38 vs. Northern Illinois
2012 Arkansas State 7–1 10–3 W GoDaddy.com Bowl 17–13 vs. Kent State
2013 Arkansas State 5–2 7–5 W GoDaddy Bowl 23–20 vs. Ball State
Louisiana 5–2 8–4 W New Orleans Bowl 24–21 vs. Tulane
2014 Georgia Southern [a] 8–0 9–3 —
2015 Arkansas State 8–0 9–3 L New Orleans Bowl 28–47 vs. Louisiana Tech
2016 Appalachian State 7–1 9–3 W Camellia Bowl 31–28 vs. Toledo
Arkansas State 7–1 8–5 W Cure Bowl 31–13 vs. UCF
2017 Troy 7–1 10–2 W New Orleans Bowl 50–30 vs. North Texas
Appalachian State 7–1 8–4 W Dollar General Bowl 34–0 vs. Toledo
  1. ^ Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules.

Sun Belt Conference Championship Game (2018–present)

Year East Division Score West Division Site Date Attendance
2018 Appalachian State 30–19 Louisiana Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, North Carolina December 1, 2018 14,963
2019 No. 21 Appalachian State 45–38 Louisiana December 7, 2019 18,618
2020† No. 12 Coastal Carolina No Contest No. 19 Louisiana Brooks Stadium • Conway, South Carolina December 19, 2020 N/A
2021 Appalachian State 16–24 No. 24 Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, Louisiana December 4, 2021 31,014
2022 Coastal Carolina 26–45 Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, Alabama December 3, 2022 21,554
2023 Appalachian State 23–49 Troy December 2, 2023 20,183

† 2020 game canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic. [1]

Championships by team

Rank Team Championships Years
1 Troy 8 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2022, 2023
2 Arkansas State 6 2005, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016
3 North Texas 4 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Appalachian State 4 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Louisiana 4 2005, 2013, 2020, 2021
6 Middle Tennessee 2 2001, 2006
7 Louisiana–Monroe 1 2005
Florida Atlantic 1 2007
FIU 1 2010
Georgia Southern 1 2014
Coastal Carolina 1 2020
Bold indicates an outright title.

Italics indicate team is no longer a member of the Sun Belt Conference.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sun Belt Conference Championship Football Game Canceled". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
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